Digital Transformation of Higher Education and Training

Digital transformation is one of the key dimensions of modern social, economic, and organisational development in adapting to the increased use of digital technologies, and to the features of the ...

The DigiTransformEdu project aimed to foster the digital transformation of HE and tertiary VET institutions as its main objective. The main objective was implemented through a six-step approach (operational objectives): 1. Mapping the digital readiness and resilience of educational and training institutions in response to the COVID-19 crisis (Results 1 & 2) 2. Promoting the development of a digital culture by supporting institutional leadership to pursue digital strategy at institutional level (Result 3) 3. Encouraging the digitalisation of educational processes and promoting effective digital-age learning by integrating the DigCompOrg framework (Results 3 & 4) 4. Based on the DigCompEdu framework and the concept for the different roles of educators in an online environment, defining the knowledge and skills needed by the digital educator (Result 5) 5. Raising the digital competence of educators by organising training activities and preparing training materials (Results 5 & 6) 6. Enhancing international networking and cooperation and contributing to the EU Digital Education Action Plan (Result 6 & four MEs).